LRD guides and handbook July 2020

Law at work 2020 - the trade union guide to employment law

Chapter 11

The employer’s obligation to notify BEIS

[ch 11: page 417]

The employer must notify the secretary of state for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) of all proposed redundancies of 20 or more employees. This is done using an HR1 form sent to the Redundancy Payments Service, a division of the Insolvency Service and part of BEIS. The timeframe matches the 30/45-day collective consultation period (see page 410). Failure to comply without good cause can result in prosecution and a fine of up to £5,000, for the company and/or officers of the company.